Leo Garen Filmography
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Leo Garen (1936–2006) was an American theater director, film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for directing the 1973 cult classic occult-Western Hex and co-writing the 1986 action thriller Band of the Hand.
Below is a breakdown of his filmography across film and television.
Feature Films
| Year | Title | Role / Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Maidstone | Actor | Experimental film directed by Norman Mailer. |
| 1973 | Hex (aka The Shrieking) | Director, Co-Writer | Cult supernatural Western starring Keith Carradine and Gary Busey. |
| 1986 | Band of the Hand | Co-Writer | Action crime film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and executive produced by Michael Mann. |
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role / Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | I Dream of Jeannie | Director | Directed episodic television. |
| 1970s–1980s | Vega$ | Writer | Contributed teleplays/stories for the crime drama series. |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker | Writer | Wrote episodes for the action police series (including "Hooker's War"). |
